The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-03-19
She Spoke One word.

She Spoke One Word.
"Speak but one word" he criei,
And madly casped her hand.
"Speak but one word, my love,
And shall understand.
"Iask no sweet caress
Oflovers when they part:
am content to wait,
Speak bot one word dear heart.
"Mine is q trusting soul.
That rests its faith on thee,
II asks no VOWS of love;
Speak but one word to me.
"Speak! speak, he cried. "sni still
My hearts wild pitapst -
She looked into his eyes
And softly whispered " Rats"
On Wednesday last Miss Emma J. Boyd.
Of La Sale county, was married 10 Mr.. Sc
bas,ian J. Bear, OF Bloomington There is
one woman who wasn't afraid Of bear
A year ago, at Catlin. in this state, a
teacher had TO severely whip an unruly big
girl. Her parents were fesrfully Indignant,
and had fine imposed upon the pedagogue.
The other patrons of the scnool sided with
him and paid his fine. Singularly enough
the girl acknowledged that she deserved the
punishment she got and she became his
champion, and now they have fallen in love.
jacob Miller, of Aurora, was bitten in
the fingers by contemplate innocent ter
rier pup, and has had to amputate the index
singer to save his hand. Why did he not
Anputate that pup before it bit him
Geo. Horne, of this place, has a souvenir
"A copy of the New Testament given to him
by his mother on his departure TO the front
during the late war. This WAS carried
through some years Of the war and during
Mr.. Horne's confinement in Libby prison it
was read and re.read by four or FIVE hun.
dred fellow prisoners this being the only
thing in the shape of reading matter obtain.
able during that long confinement, The rem
nant of ta,ters is highly prired by it, owner
Toronto (Ohio) Tribune,
Ed. Nattinger, of the Times, was there
We have often been puzzled to account for
his extreme familiarity with scriptural que.
tttlohs. uc bcchS W hhoW Dut lew VI tnch'
but those few he knows with great accuracy
and he rectes them with amazing direc,ness
and energy, especially when you intrude
upon his most particular corn.
The Nc'cs complains that Ottawa grocers
sell "cod" at FIVE cents per pound, while
Marseilles sharpers get seven to twelve
cents for the same quality of fish This is" "a
cod on Marseilles.' And further, that news
paper knows Of a case where q respectable
citizen of Marseillesbought goods at Ottawa
at 80 cents yard, and the Marseilles mer.
chants couldn't or woulin match it for less
than 95 cents to 1925 per yard, This is not
"cod;" it is whale on Marsclles
The Peru sportsmen enc afternoon turned
cut in body and spent all one afternoon
trying to kill wild goose which serenely
Hoated dewR the river past the wharf After
shooting away all their ammunition and fail.
ing to hit the bird it was pursued by some
fellows in skill, and knocked over with
club. 1t proved to be a tame goose, "edu-
Gated" at the feed yard, and the property of
Bob Grady, who threatens TO extermnate
the entire Peru Gun Club
Hennepin has daily publication, just
launched, called the "Crdak" II is turned
by the Eddys. We trust it will ripple along
serenely, and that its gentle current will
never be damned.
A family at Streator were recently slightly
poisoned by eating bologna sausage, 1t is
evident from this fact that it Is not alone a
sufficient preventive of poisoning and by dro-
phobia to muzzle the dog; the sausage, too,
should be muzzled.
There is no end Of the complications
likely to grow out Of "retaliatory" measures
~ this country against Canada, and Canada
against this country. The last is a decision
Of the court of the queens bench at Toron-
to, declaring "that for a Canadian to leave
his wife and come over to the states and
marry another is not bigamy." 1t is prob.
ably merely retaliatory justice against the
Yankees for stealing Canuk fish
Aurora has fellow indicted for receiving
stolen goods. He is youngster named
Diamond, evidently trough diamond"
They will "polish him of in Jail.
The editors protection elub-s base ball
bat to keep spring poets away.
Trsmps, il 10 said. start north this spring
with the Robin, and they live by "robbin,"
too.